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Riyadh Season 2025 draws 1mln visitors in 13 days
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Zawya
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RIYADH — The General Entertainment Authority (GEA) Chairman Turki Alalshikh said that Riyadh Season 2025 has attracted one million visitors within just 13 days since its launch on October 10. “The milestone reaffirms the sixth edition’s status as...
Owner: London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG)
Steel, Silk, and Swagger: ICM Solution Creates Dolce & Gabbana’s Saudi Masterpiece
In a triumph that reflects both visionary execution and elite craftsmanship, ICM Solution has been crowned the Best Luxury General Contractor Services in Saudi Arabia by Luxury Lifestyle Awards 2025, celebrated for their exceptional work on the...
Owner: MTZ Advertising Services (Non-transparent)
Ericsson, Saudi Railway Company collaborate on 5G-powered rail operations
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Trade Arabia
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Ericsson, the leading Swedish telecommunications group, and Saudi Railway Company (SAR) have signed an agreement to collaborate on advancing rail operations through 5G technology. The collaboration is aimed at modernising the rail’s communication...
Owner: Anwar Abdulrahman & Ronnie Middleton
Saudi Arabia Seals ATP Masters 1000 Slot In Tennis Calendar
Neutral
Forbes
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RIYADH, SAUDIA ARABIA - FEBRUARY 28: In this handout image provided by PIF, Massimo Calvelli, CEO, ATP (Sitting, Left) and Kevin Foster, Head of Corporate Affairs, PIF (Sitting, Right), Raffaella Valentino, VP Sales, ATP (Standing, Left), Daniele...
Owner: Integrated Whale Media Investment & other shareholders
Tala Al Mazroa Becomes Saudi Arabia’s First Female Asian Games Gold Medalist
Saudi esports player Tala Al Mazroa has just made history — and in the coolest way possible. Competing in the eFootball tournament at the 3rd Asian Youth Games in Bahrain 2025, she became the first Saudi female athlete to ever win a gold medal in...
Owner: Sherry El-Kilany & Sabrina Khalil & Kareem El-Nagdy
Saudi entertainment: a soft but growing economic power
Pro-Government
Al Majalla
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Just a few years ago, the entertainment industry in Saudi Arabia was little more than a footnote. Most cities lacked cinemas and recreational centres, while local film production, music recording, and video shoots were sparse. When it came to any...
Owner: Saudi Government
FII9 a ‘turning point’ as tech and global leaders converge in Riyadh, says event chairman
Miguel Hadchity RIYADH: The ninth Future Investment Initiative marks a “turning point” in global innovation focus with technology leaders set to make up over half of speakers at the event in the Saudi capital. In an interview with CNBC, Richard...
Owner: Saudi Government
Angham to Perform Live in Saudi Arabia on November 6
Mon 27 Oct 2025 | 01:24 PM Egyptian superstar, Angham will perform live at the Abu Bakr Salem Theater, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Thursday, November 6. She is set to present several of her popular and latest songs. The event is held as a part of...
Owner: Mohammed Abu Al Enein
WWE’s AI-written future might actually be better than the hollow storylines on TV right now
If you told me ten years ago that WWE would one day turn to artificial intelligence to write its storylines, I’d have laughed and changed the channel before the next twenty-minute promo hit. Yet here we are in 2025, with reports that WWE has...
Owner: Future PLC
Saudi Arabian Psych Group Seera To Make London Debut
Saudi Arabian psych group Seera have shared new single ‘Akhir Sarkha’. The band are a cult phenomenon on the international psychedelic underground, an all-female collective of four musicians who blend lysergic, experimental music with a sense of...
Owner: Thomas John O'Rourke
Delta Air Lines launches first nonstop flights from Atlanta to Riyadh Saudi Arabia in October 2026
Delta Air Lines will inaugurate nonstop service between Atlanta (ATL) and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (RUH) beginning October 2026, strengthening commercial ties between the United States and Saudi Arabia. The new route supports the growing flow of...
Owner: Sahu Jain Family
Developing Markets: Feed Grain Demand Building In Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia
U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council (USGBC) Deputy Regional Director for Africa and the Middle East Mohamed Salah Bouthour (third from left), USGBC Regional Director for Europe, Africa and the Middle East Ramy H. Taieb (second from right) and USGBC...
Owner: Mark Avery
Goodwood Art Foundation confirms debut winter season
Goodwood Art Foundation kicks off its winter season with ERASURE, a new exhibition across its gallery spaces. Director Richard Grindy said: “The exhibition brings together three international contemporary artists whose work explores the...
Owner: Malcolm Denmark
Saudi Arabia to host ATP Masters 1000 tourney as soon as '28
Saudi Arabia will host a new ATP Masters 1000 tournament as soon as 2028. SURJ, the sports division of the kingdom's Public Investment Fund, and the ATP Tour announced the news Thursday. The non-mandatory one-week event will feature a 56-player...
Owner: Jesper Søgaard & Christian Kirk Rasmussen
Ericsson’s 5G kit to connect Saudi Arabia’s railway system
Ericsson and Saudi Railway Company (SAR) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on advancing rail operations through 5G technology. The collaboration aims to modernize the rail’s communication systems, improve passenger...
Owner: Tony Alan Steel
Business News | TechensGlobal and GBS Partner to Deliver SOC Services in Saudi Arabia
India PR Distribution Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], October 27: In a bold move to strengthen the Kingdom's cyber defense and empower local talent, GBS, a leading digital transformation provider in Saudi Arabia, has partnered with TechensGlobal Pvt Ltd, a...
Owner: Aditya Pittie
Azerbaijan joins World Championship in Fire and Rescue Sport in Riyadh
Cairo, October 27, AZERTAC The 20th World Championship among men and the 11th World Championship among Women in fire and rescue sport started Sunday in capital Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The championship brought together more than 300 male and female...
Owner: Azerbaijani Government
Like Sand, Menswear in Saudi Arabia is Shifting
During Riyadh Fashion Week, which wound up its six-day run on Oct. 21, Saudi Fashion Commission executives were seen dressed in thobes and shemaghs on certain days — the national dress for men — and handsome shirt jackets and trousers on others....
Owner: Jay Penske
UK Chancellor seeks GCC trade deal progress on Saudi Arabia trip
Pro-Government
The National News
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UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves is leading a British delegation to Saudi Arabia in an effort to make progress on a potential trade deal with the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC). Ms Reeves, the first chancellor to visit the Gulf in six years, said she...
Owner: United Arab Emirates Government
Saudi plan ATP Masters 1000 tournament
Pro-Government
Gulf Daily News Online
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TENNIS – SAUDI Arabia’s Public Investment Fund will launch a new ATP Masters 1000 tournament in the Kingdom from 2028, marking the first expansion of the elite category in its 35-year history, the ATP and PIF-owned SURJ Sports Investment said...
Owner: Anwar Abdulrahman & Ronnie Middleton